Patents by Inventor Bryan D. France

Bryan D. France has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • STRUCTURED SILVER-MESOPOROUS SILICA NANOPARTICLES HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20120021034
    Abstract: A submicron structure having a silica body defining a plurality of pores, said silica body further defining an outer surface between pore openings of said plurality of pores; and having at least one silver nanocrystal within said silica body are described. Antimicrobial compositions comprising the submicron structure, and methods of killing or inhibiting growth of microbes using the submicron structure are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jeffrey I. Zink, Monty Liong, Bryan D. France, Kenneth A. Bradley